Cache hider tips and tricks—interview with elales

Elales is an experienced geocacher from Kraków, Poland. If you’ve spent time in the Kraków area, you may have found one of the 75 caches she’s hidden or attended one of the Events she’s hosted. She’s known for her unique hiding style and intriguing hiding locations, like Massolit and MNK – Kamienica Szołayskich [PL/EN].

Learn about this prolific cacher, including her geocaching origin story, some of her favorite caches, cache maintenance tips, and more:

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GeoAventure #2 : Level up ! — Geocache of the Week

Mystery
GC7KCY7
by qgx
Difficulty:
1
Terrain:
1
Location:
Île-de-France, France
N 48° 50.252 E 002° 18.046

When we think of geocaching, we think of the real-world treasure hunt where caches are found everywhere! But would you press play on this on-screen geocaching adventure?

With our Geocache of the Week, GeoAventure #2 : Level up ! (GC7KCY7), players can experience just that with an interactive geocaching video game!

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Joys of Cache Ownership

2022 is the Year of the Hide, and we’ve spent the year sharing tips, checklists, and examples to prepare prospective cache owners to hide amazing geocaches in their neighborhoods! But what does being a cache owner really look like?

Being a cache owner doesn’t just stop with cache publication or maintenance. There’s so much more to experience, that we wanted to share just a few joys that you might experience as a cache owner!

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A rift through Africa — Geocache of the Week

EarthCache
GC4K3RZ
by A1HydeAndSeek
Difficulty:
1
Terrain:
1
Location:
Malawi
S 14° 02.202′ E 034° 49.574′

For anyone who’s experienced the splendor of the African Great Lakes, it’s obvious that you can’t rush perfection; these magnificent lakes took millions of years to form. Today, we use multi-million dollar satellites to learn about them!

It’s time to brush up on your geology—we’re going to the shores of Lake Malawi for our Geocache of the Week, GC4K3RZ, A rift through Africa!

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